Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis GRISMER, SHI, ORLOV & ANANJEVA, 2002

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Higher Taxa	Eublepharidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Bawangling Leopard gecko G: Bawangling-Leopardgecko Chinese: 霸王岭睑虎
Synonym	Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis GRISMER, SHI, ORLOV & ANANJEVA 2002 Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis — SEUFER et al. 2005 Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis — QI et al. 2025: 686
Distribution	China (Hainan Province) Type locality: 5.6 km NE of Bawangling, Hainan Province, China
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MVZ 230973, adult male
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Based on the previous description (Grismer et al. 2002; Shi et al. 2011) and examined specimens in this study: (1) SVL 83.6–100.1 mm in adult males, 80.0–94.6 mm in adult females; (2) external nares bordered by 7–9 nasal scales; (3) internasal single; (4) supralabials 7–11; (5) infralabials 7–9; (6) preorbital scales 14–19; (7) supraorbital region with a row of slightly enlarged tubercles; (8) eyelid fringe scales 51–67; (9) scales around midbody 85–133; (10) longitudinal dorsal tubercle rows at midbody 20–25; (11) paravertebral tubercles between limb insertions 23–32; (12) axillary pockets deep; (13) presence of 36–46 precloacal pores in males form a continuous transverse series extending onto the femora, and absent in females; (14) dorsal ground color of head yellow-brown, body and limbs dark yellow-brown to dark brown in juveniles, without blotches; dorsal ground color of head, body and limbs brownish-yellow in adults, with small irregularly shaped dark brown blotches; (15) presence of five transverse bands, including one nuchal loop, three body bands and one caudal constriction band, orange-yellow to brownish-yellow with black brown anterior and posterior borders, transverse bands usually with dark brown spots in mature individuals; (16) nuchal loop rounded; (17) iris reddish-orange to dark reddish-brown. (Qi et al. 2025) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 10229 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Distribution: see map in Ngo et al. 2023.
References	Grismer, L. Lee 2002. Goniurosaurus: Ancient Gekkos of the Far East. Gekko 3 (1): 22-28 Grismer, L. Lee, Haitao Shi, Nicolai L. Orlov and Natalia B. Ananjeva 2002. A new species of Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) from Hainan Island, China. Journal of Herpetology 36 (2): 217-224 - get paper here Ngo HN, Nguyen TQ, Phan TQ, van Schingen M, Ziegler T 2019. A case study on trade in threatened Tiger Geckos (Goniurosaurus) in Vietnam including updated information on the abundance of the Endangered G. catbaensis. Nature Conservation 33: 1–19 - get paper here Ngo, H. N., Rödder, D., Grismer, L., Nguyen, T. Q., Le, M. D., Qi, S., & Ziegler, T. 2023. Extraordinary diversity among allopatric species in the genus Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae): understanding niche evolution and the need of conservation measures. Biodiversity and Conservation, 1-23 - get paper here Orlov, Nikolai L., Sergei A. Ryabov, Thien T. Nguyen, Quang T. Nguyen and Thu C. Ho. 2008. A new species of Goniurosaurus (Sauria: Gekkota: Eublepharidae) from north Vietnam. Russ. J. Herpetol. 15 (3):229-244 - get paper here Pepper, M., Doughty, P., Fletcher, J., & Keogh, J. S. 2025. Molecular and morphological assessment of the widely distributed legless gecko Delma tincta Kluge (Squamata: Pygopodidae), including a taxonomic revision. RECORDS OF THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, 1(046), 046 - get paper here Qi S, Ngo HN, Grismer LL, Wang H-T, Song H-M, Zhu X-Y, He Z-Q, Zhou Z, Wang J-C, Li P-P, Wang Y-Y 2025. Integrative taxonomic revision of the Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi group (Squamata: Eublepharidae): Insights from morphological and molecular data. Vertebrate Zoology 75: 673–698 - get paper here Seufer, H.; Y. Kaverkin & A. Kirschner (eds.) 2005. Die Lidgeckos. Kirschner und Seufer Verlag, 238 pp. Wang, Kai; Jinlong Ren, Hongman Chen, Zhitong Lyu, Xianguang Guo Ke Jiang, Jinmin Chen, Jiatang Li, Peng Guo, Yingyong Wang, Jing Che 2020. The updated checklists of amphibians and reptiles of China. Biodiversity Science 28 (2): 189-218 - get paper here Wang, Ying-Yong; Jian-Huan Yang, and L. Lee Grismer 2013. A New Species of Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) from Libo, Guizhou Province, China. Herpetologica 69 (2): 214-226. - get paper here Wang, Ying-Yong; Jian-Huan Yang, and Rong-Feng Cui 2010. A NEW SPECIES OF GONIUROSAURUS (SQUAMATA: EUBLEPHARIDAE) FROM YINGDE, GUANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA. Herpetologica 66 (2): 229 - get paper here Wang, Ying-Yong; Meng-Jie Jin, Yu-Long Li, and L. Lee Grismer 2014. Description of a New Species of Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) from the Guangdong Province, China, Based on Molecular and Morphological Data. Herpetologica 70 (3): 309-322. - get paper here ZHOU, RUN-BANG; NING WANG, BEI CHEN, BIN LIANG 2018. Morphological evidence uncovers a new species of Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) from the Hainan Island, China. Zootaxa 4369 (2): 281–291 - get paper here ZHU, XIAO-YU; CHU-ZE SHEN, YUN-FEI LIU, LIN CHEN, ZHENG LI, & ZHU-QING HE 2020. A new species of Goniurosaurus from Hainan Island, China based on molecular and morphological data (Squamata: Sauria: Eublepharidae). Zootaxa 4772 (2): 349–360 - get paper here Ziegler, T.; Truong, N.Q.; Schmitz, A.; Stenke, R. & Rösler, H. 2008. A new species of Goniurosaurus from Cat Ba Island, Hai Phong, northern Vietnam (Squamata: Eublepharidae). Zootaxa 1771: 16–30 - get paper here
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